Sigma Theta Tau International Award

I came to nursing from a biomedical and basic sciences background. While assisting with a research project among a team of community nurses who supported shelter-based and harm reduction programs, I got my first exposure to the nursing profession. The ability of nurses to have an incredible impact across direct clinical care, research, practice advancement, and advocacy is what drew me to the profession and led me to apply for nursing school. 

I have been very fortunate in my career thus far to practice across each of these domains and continue to learn and grow as a nurse with each new opportunity I take on, most recently with a focus in research. My aims are to advance our understanding of how traumatic brain injury (concussions) impacts young people who access mental health services and how we can support them in their mental health care journey. I feel very privileged to have had my PhD work supported through Canadian Nurses Foundation awards and am grateful to the generous donors who make these awards possible.